Karl Lagerfeld: the Little Black Jacket: Chanel's Classic Revisited

Karl Lagerfeld, Carine Roitfeld

Gerhard Steidl Druckerei und Verlag, Jul 28, 2014 - Biography & Autobiography - 274 pages

This is the updated edition of Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld's reinterpretation of Chanel's iconic little black jacket, expanded with 21 new photographs. This award-winning book contains Lagerfeld's photographs of celebrities wearing the modern adaptable jacket with individual flair-sometimes classic, sometimes irreverent, but always Chanel-with each of the protagonists styled by Carine Roitfeld. A range of accomplished actors, musicians, designers, models, writers and directors receives the little black jacket treatment, including Claudia Schiffer, Uma Thurman, Kanye West, Tilda Swinton, Baptiste Giabiconi, Yoko Ono and Sarah Jessica Parker. The project-which has been accompanied by a worldwide travelling exhibition-underlines the astounding versatility of Chanel's vision in Lagerfeld's hands and ensures this jacket's future as a timeless classic.

About the author

Karl-Otto Lagerfeld was born in Hamburg, Germany on September 10, 1935. In 1954, he entered a fashion competition called the International Wool Secretariat and won the coat category. He was hired at the couture house of Pierre Balmain, where he stayed for three years until he left for Jean Patou, where he stayed for five years. He then did freelance design work for Krizia, Ballantyne, Charles Jourdan, and Chloé, where he stayed for over 10 years before leaving in 1982. He was the creative director of Chanel since 1983 and Fendi since 1965. He started his own brand in 1984, the Lagerfeld line. In 2015, he received the Outstanding Achievement Award at the British Fashion Awards. He was also a photographer and wrote books including The Karl Lagerfeld Diet and The World According to Karl. He died on February 19, 2019.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Karl Lagerfeld: the Little Black Jacket: Chanel's Classic Revisited
• Authors: Karl Lagerfeld, Carine Roitfeld
• Photographs by: Karl Lagerfeld
• Compiled by: Carine Roitfeld
• Edition: 2, illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Gerhard Steidl Druckerei und Verlag, 2014
• ISBN: 3869308168, 9783869308166
• Length: 274 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Rich & Famous; Design / Fashion & Accessories; Photography / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General; Photography / General; Photography / Individual Photographers / General; Photography / Subjects & Themes / Fashion